Jennifer Elinow

Studying Middle Eastern politics and governmental affairs at SOAS was a key point in obtaining the job.

Year graduated from SOAS 2004

Programme studiedMSc Middle East Politics and History

Job title and name of organisationMiddle East Analyst, United States Government

About meMy job focuses primarily on providing political analysis of current affairs in the Middle East and their potential impact on the US government. I found the vacancy by attending job fairs in the DC area.

Studying Middle Eastern politics and governmental affairs at SOAS was a key point in obtaining the job. They also significantly weighed my previous job experience with non-profits and related internship experiences.